Reception
Shaolin Soccer did well at Hong Kong box office eventually grossing HK$60,739,847, making it the highest grossing film in Hong Kong history at the time. It held the record until 2004 when it was topped by Stephen Chow's next feature Kung Fu Hustle.
Shaolin Soccer received highly positive reviews from film critics; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 91% of critics had given the film positive reviews based on 86 reviews, with 100% from the top critics.
China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV rejected Shaolin Soccer from theatrical and DVD/VCD release, because of the possibility of insulting Buddhists by putting "soccer" alongside "Shaolin" in the title. Stephen Chow refused to change the title; as a result, Shaolin Soccer's producers were banned from shooting films in mainland China for one year.
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